stridulent
Example Sentences
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"Oh, Davy, you'll kill us!" laments the housekeeper, for the little orguinette is stridulent and loud.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
It was the hour of evening, when these birds become especially stridulent.
From The Lone Ranche by Mayne Reid
Through the trees he could see the lighted oblongs of neighbours' windows, or hear stridulent jazz records.
From Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley
"Good morning, little stranger," roared Peter's stridulent machine.
From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Gayle Porter Hoskins
In larger numbers, and with cries more stridulent, as his comrades come forth out of the cave, one after another—yawning, and stretching their arms.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
